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depend

音標[di'pend] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 靠, 視...而定, 信賴
相關詞組:
depend upon it

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:depended 過去分詞:depended 現在分詞:depending 第三人稱單數:depends 

詞意辨析:

depend, rely
這兩個動詞後跟on(upon),均有“依賴、依靠”之意。
depend: 側重指因自身能力不足或缺乏自信心而依靠他人或物給予幫助支持
rely: 通常包含著以前的經驗證明對方是能依賴的意思。

英文解釋:

動詞 depend:

  1. be contingent upon (something that is elided)
  2. have faith or confidence in
    同義詞:count, bet, look, calculate, reckon

例句:

  1. A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge.
    在很大程度上將取決於她對這一難題的反應。
  2. We are depending on you to finish the paper by Friday.
    我們相信你在星期五之前可以完成這篇論文。
  3. The country depends heavily on its tourist trade.
    這個國家的經濟在很大程度上依靠其旅遊業
  4. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
    小孩依賴他們的父母供給衣食。

詳細解釋:


de.pend

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
de.pend.ed,de.pend.ing,de.pends
To rely, especially for support or maintenance:
依賴:依賴,尤指依靠支持或維持
例句:
Children must depend on their parents.
孩子們必須依賴他們的父母

To place trust or confidence:
信任,相信:對…信任或相信:
例句:
You can depend on his honesty.See Synonyms at rely
你可以相信他的誠實參見 rely

To be determined, conditioned, or contingent:
定於:被…決定、以…為條件或視…而定:
例句:
a grade depending on the results of the final exam.
分級由期終考試的結果而定

To have a dependence:
有所依靠:
例句:
began to depend more and more on drugs.
開始越來越依賴於 *

To be pending or undecided, as in a court or legislature.
如在法庭或立法機關懸而未決
To hang down:
懸垂:
例句:
.And ever-living Lamps depend in Rows.(Alexander Pope)
.掛成一排的長明燈.(亞歷山大·波普)

來源:
Middle English dependen [to hang down]
中古英文 dependen [懸垂]
from Old French dependre
源自 古法文 dependre
from Latin pendôre
源自 拉丁語 pendôre
- [de-]
- [前綴,表.否定,相反.]
pendôre [to hang] * see (s)pen-
pendôre [懸掛] *參見 (s)pen-

Depend, indicating condition or contingency, is always followed byon or upon, as inIt depends on who is in charge. Omission of the preposition is typical of casual speech.
Depend 指條件或可能性, 其後通常跟有on 或者 upon , 例如取決於誰是負責人 。 在非正式口語中,通常省略介詞

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